Systems and methods for coordinating speech recognition

A system for coordinating recognition of a speech utterance between a speech system of a vehicle and a speech system of a user device, comprising:

• a first module that receives the speech utterance from a user, and that performs speech recognition on the speech utterance to determine a topic of the speech utterance;
• and
• a second module that determines whether the speech utterance was meant for the speech system of the vehicle or the speech system of the user device based on the topic of the speech utterance, and that selectively provides the speech utterance to the speech system of the vehicle or the speech system of the user device based on the determination of whether the speech utterance was meant for the speech system of the vehicle or the speech system of the user device.

A vehicle, comprising:

• a speech system;
• and
• a recognition coordinator module that receives a speech utterance from a user of the vehicle, that performs speech recognition on the speech utterance to determine a topic of the speech utterance, and that determines whether the speech utterance was meant for the speech system of the vehicle or the speech system of the user device based on the topic of the speech utterance.